General Information
| Symbol: | P |
| Atomic Number: | 15 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 30.973762 |
| Group: | 15 (nitrogen family) |
| VB (Old IUPAC), VA (CAS) |
| Period: | 3 |
| Block: | p |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 1.82 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 17.0 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.28 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | 106 pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 44.1 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 280.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 0.63 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 12.4 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 2.2 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -72 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 1060 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.769 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 0.235 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | -3 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 5 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Ne] 3s2 3p3 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1669 |
| Discovered By: | Hennig Brand |
| Discovered At: | Germany |
| Word Origin: | From the Greek word "phosphoros" meaning "bringer of light" |
Translations
| English | Phosphorus |
| Deutsch | Phosphor |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Phosphor |
| Nederlands | Fosfor |
| Afrikaans | Fosfor |
| Frysk | Fosfor |
| Dansk | Phosphor or Fosfor |
| Svenska | Fosfor |
| Norsk | Fosfor |
| Íslenska | Fosfór |
| Føroysk | Fosfor |
| Latin | Phosphorus |
| Français | Phosphore |
| Español | Fósforo |
| Catalana | Fòsfor |
| Occitana | Fosfòr |
| Português | Fósforo |
| Galego | Fósforo |
| Italiano | Fosforo |
| Furlan | Fosfar |
| Român | Fosfor |
| Moldavian | Fosfor |
| Armãneashte | Fosforu |
| Русский | Фосфор |
| Українска | Фосфор |
| by | Фосфар |
| Polska | Fosfor |
| Kaszëbsczi | Fòsfòr |
| Čech | Fosfor (Kostík †) |
| Slovenský | Fosfor |
| Slovenščina | Fosfor |
| Hrvatska | Fosfor |
| Српски | Фосфор |
| Bosnian | Fosfor |
| Македонски | Фосфор |
| Български | Фосфор |
| Lietuviškai | Fosforas |
| Lao | Fosfors |
| Sudovian | Fāsfaras |
| Cymraeg | Ffósfforws |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Fosfar |
| Gàidhlig na h | Fosfaras |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Fosfaar |
| Cornish | Fosforus |
| Brezhoneg | Fosfor |
| Ελληνική | Φωσφορος |
| Shqip | Fosfor |
| Ossetian | Фосфор |
| Euskera | Fosforoa |
| Georgian | ფოსფორი |
| Suomi | Fosfori |
| Eesti | Fosfor |
| Magyar | Foszfor |
| Türkçe | Fosfor |
| Kazakh | Фосфор |
| Uzbek | Фосфор |
| Tajik | Fosfor |
| Mongolian | Фосфор, Сүүмэг |
| 日本語 | リン [rin] |
| 中国话 | 磷 |
| ไทย | ฟอสฟอรัส |
| Vietnamese | Photpho |
| Bahasa Melayu | Fosforus, Posfor |
| العربيه | فوسفور |
| Il-Malti | Fosfru |
| עברית | זרחן |
| Esperanto | Fosforo |
Links
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